John Gryphon
Well-Known Member
Clicked "buy" today on this semi finished stock for my BRNO in 7 x 64 Brenneke. As per below the carver advises.
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]This piece came out of the middle east, Air Dried 6 years. I machine all my stocks out oversize first and then rest on the rack for a period of time – something with this much fiddleback needs a good seasoning etc so was bandsawn out to the stock profile (4-5 mm oversize) for 6 months and then roughed out for another 6 months before final shaping. Just minimises the risk of movement – and if there is any it can be detected before it becomes an issue and the wood placed back on the rack for another year or so If needed.[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]I had a laugh as I originally bought the barrelled action from the stock supplier/carver and he used the action as a pattern for making the future ZKK 600`s stocks,well last week he tried to buy it back from me for this same piece of walnut. NAH![/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]This piece came out of the middle east, Air Dried 6 years. I machine all my stocks out oversize first and then rest on the rack for a period of time – something with this much fiddleback needs a good seasoning etc so was bandsawn out to the stock profile (4-5 mm oversize) for 6 months and then roughed out for another 6 months before final shaping. Just minimises the risk of movement – and if there is any it can be detected before it becomes an issue and the wood placed back on the rack for another year or so If needed.[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]I had a laugh as I originally bought the barrelled action from the stock supplier/carver and he used the action as a pattern for making the future ZKK 600`s stocks,well last week he tried to buy it back from me for this same piece of walnut. NAH![/FONT]